UN News - A shocking new UN report released indicates that the number of crisis-impacted school-aged children requiring educational support has grown from an estimated 75 million in 2016, to 222 million today. The UN global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises, Education Cannot Wait (ECW), outlines
Brad Brook and Steve Gorman, Reuters - A teenage gunman murdered at least 19 children and two teachers after storming into a Texas elementary school on Tuesday, the latest bout of gun-fueled mass killing in the United States and the nation's worst school shooting in nearly
Media Release - The following statement is issued by Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice-Chancellor of The University of the West Indies. The University of the West Indies (The UWI) joins with CARICOM in calling on Britain to retreat from stated political calls to subvert and subordinate
BGIS - The Annual Business Meeting of the University Council has confirmed the appointment of Dr Francis O. Severin as Principal of the Open Campus effective August 1, 2022. Dr Severin’s appointment was among several senior appointments and reappointments made at Friday’s Council (April 29, 2022) meeting, the
Media Release - The University of the West Indies (The UWI) in collaboration with the Open Society University Network (OSUN) recently hosted a webinar on the Caribbean’s need for climate justice. The virtual engagement held on March 30 was part of Open Society’s Global Teach-In series. Championing a
UN NEWS—Now entering its third year, the COVID-19 pandemic has continued to hold back some 405 million school children worldwide from a full return to the classroom, according to a new report released on Wednesday by the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF). And as 23 countries have yet
As gateways to knowledge and culture, libraries play a fundamental role in society. Hence, the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica is pushing forward the construction of its new National Library. Bound to continuously be of service to Dominicans by providing literary and academic resources, offering
Face-to-face classes in Jamaica are slated to fully resume on Monday, March 7. The announcement was made during a virtual Town Hall Meeting on Friday, March 4. All is set for the full resumption of classes including the readiness of the Ministry of Health to respond to
Media Release - Knowledge is power, and education empowers; hence, the Government of the Commonwealth of Dominica is incessantly working to revolutionize the education sector in the country. Apart from the new housing initiatives rolled out, another priority of the Skerrit-led administration is the modernization of
UN News - A new project launched on Monday by two UN agencies aims to improve the diet of school-age children by supporting the development of nutrition standards for school meal programmes. In many countries school meals represent a significant portion of children’s daily diets, the
